How To Tell If A Kid Has Hiv

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vaccine for chickenpox given to 10kids of Hiv.

Dear Dr DavidI am the same person who's daughter and grand son 10 month kid both r HIV Pos. I want an advice from You,and my Dr from India has also aske me to post this que to You.Can this child with Vl 100,000 copies and CD count 4,000 gan be...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Thanks for your question. According the National Guideline Clearing House website:"Children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may be at increased risk of morbidity from varicella and herpes zoster. Limited data on... Read more »

Kids & HIV

My daughter a grade-school aged and I recently found out that a friend of hers is HIV positive.... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

Debate in day care, kids with HIV

This may seem an odd request. My daughter is in her third year of training to be a day care worker.... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kids With HIV Living Longer With Antiretroviral Drugs

The number of children born with HIV is shrinking, and those who did acquire the infection at birth are living longer, healthier lives. "It's possible there may be no progression to AIDS, if you're taking the medication[s] and not developing... Read more »

Libya Accuses 6 Bulgarians of Infecting Kids with HIV

A Libyan prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five nurses and one doctor charged with intentionally infecting 393 children with HIV at a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The trial, which opened in February, has met many delays but... Read more »

Eastern European Street Kids Facing "HIV Epidemic"

Drug use and high-risk sexual behavior among vulnerable youths, together with concurrent stigma, are fueling an "underground HIV epidemic" in much of the former Soviet Union, says a recent UNICEF report. Eastern Europe and Central Asia are the... Read more »

Parents Boycott India School After HIV Kids Allowed Back

The battle of a group of HIV-positive children to attend school in the southern Indian state of Kerala continues. The latest twist in the six-month saga came last week when the Christian school allowed them to return to class but parents of fellow... Read more »

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Boston Kid is at is again on the webmd boards.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I cannot believe this. He posted again on the HIV/AIDS forum under yet another alias aka Raymond in Boston LOL and his name is actually Bob. Again, same old scenario he rants and raves on th same old stuff!!! Bob you do not get it do you? You know... Read more »

scared to death for kids

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Myself and my 10 and 8 year old were just diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. What realistically are our chances and why did it take so long. Read more »

At a crossroads with kids- please help

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Hello all. I have three children with my ex husband who became hiv positive after we divorced. He told me in confidence and I got myself educated on the disease and are comfortable with it and support him as best as I can and he needs. We are... Read more »

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by kyiala, 2 Replies

Ok so I came here today with a serious question about HIV after reading all the post on here I have never come accross so many people who sound like they are disappointed when there test comes back negative!!!! I mean get real if it is negative... Read more »

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